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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,233 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Liberal Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #2 spot on the list. Villanova is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Villanova not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, Villanova University supports 11,032 students, and 997 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 824 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,584. To help with additional expenses, 41 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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